NOW for ResearchersBefore You Write – Search, Retrieve and Organize
Cathryn Chiesa, our Resource Librarian at the National Center, has developed a presentation that provides an overview on how to design, refine, and execute a search strategy for online literature searching, delivers information on NCTSN products and services, and provides resources for software programs to help you organize your search retrieval. The presentation will be helpful to Network members as well as to anyone doing online literature searching.

Presenters will discuss families with complex adaptations to trauma and ideas for treatment.

Network Member Frank Putnam has a featured article in Development and Psychopathology (Volume 23, Issue 2). The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Female Development: Lessons from a Multigenerational, Longitudinal Research Study discusses the research design and findings of a 23-year longitudinal study of the impact of intrafamilial sexual abuse on female development. The complex network of findings, implications for optimal treatments are elucidated. Translational aspects of extending observational research into clinical practice are discussed in terms that will likely have a sustained impact on several major public health initiatives.Read »

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services have jointly released, Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases. The publication summarizes findings from federal reviews of research studies and program evaluations to help communities improve outcomes for children exposed to violence. It cites evidence-based practices that practitioners and policymakers can use to implement prevention services and activities for these children.
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Network Member Joy Osofsky is among the group of authors for Child-Centered Practices for the Courtroom and Community: A Guide to Working Effectively with Young Children and Their Families in the Child Welfare System. This guidebook has practical, real-world answers professionals need as they navigate the complex child welfare system, work with the courts, and plan interventions and treatment so that they can provide the best possible services and supports to the most vulnerable young children and families.
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